Opinion – Katelyn Bunning: Guaranteeing Kentucky’s right to shape it’s own energy future
I have spent my career navigating the intersection of state and federal politics, and I understand that it’s not always…
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Opinion — Bill Straub: Is Andy Beshear musing about possibilities ahead? The White House?
James Carville, who knows a little something about political talent (see Clinton, Bill) thinks he’s found a prospect ready for…
Opinion – Eugene Hsu: Empowering older adults in fight against elder abuse, an underreported issue
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, observed every June, raises awareness about the mistreatment of older adults. Elder abuse is not…
Opinion – Terri Bradshaw: Celebrating legislature’s support of Kentucky Product Development Initiative
It almost never happens these days – 100% of our legislative leaders agreeing on a cause. But here in Kentucky…
Opinion – Retired Kentucky jail and corrections employees speak out on passage of House Bill 5
HB5, the “Safer Kentucky Act,” is emotion-based legislation, rather than the evidence-based legislation Kentucky deserves. Legislators and research organizations who…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Reducing prejudice? It’s so easy to be a bigot today
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either—but right through…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of week’s news – Dads, Father’s Day, delays, Hunter (fishing)
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Bill Cunningham: SBC is an antiquated organization that no longer represents Baptist faith
This may come as a surprise to many Americans. Not one single Baptist in this country belongs to the Southern…
Opinion – Bill Straub: McConnell’s finagling with courts has fueled real concerns about legitimacy of judiciary
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, that self-appointed guardian of a scandal-ridden Supreme Court he helped foist upon an unsuspecting nation,…
Opinion: Turfway Park has gained a national reputation as destination for Thoroughbred racing
By Sen. John Schickel and Joe Clabes Special to NKyTribune With the conclusion of this year’s Triple Crown races, it…
Letters to Editor: Col Owen says ‘take part’; Janet Hackman touts Inflation Reduction Act
Take part in governance It was a very moving day, with all the attention on the 80th remembrance of D-Day…
Opinion – Judy Harris: Remembering — with heavy heart — my visit to Jerusalem’s Children’s Memorial
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than how it treats its children.” Nelson Mandela The last…
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of week’s news – Fathers’ Day, summer, D-Day, Hunter
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – Henry G Marks: A bully and a bully pulpit — there’s a metaphor in there somewhere
Think about the school bully. You may have been bullied. You may know someone who was bullied. You are at…
Opinion – Bill Straub: Doing the right thing is just not on Barr’s agenda; he isn’t alone
Rep. Andy Barr is a hack. He is a busher incapable of hitting above the Mendoza line. He’s the three-year-old…
Opinion – Al Cross: Kentucky Republicans help Trump tear down the system
When Mitch McConnell voted not to convict Donald Trump on impeachment for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, which he nevertheless…
Opinion – Christy Burch: ION Center is grateful for legislature’s increased funding for services
At the Ion Center for Violence Prevention, everything we do is either preventing violence from happening or from getting worse….
Opinion – Jamie Lucke: Same basic crime. Why such different reactions?
Donald Trump was an extraordinary politician even before becoming the only former U.S. president to be convicted of a crime….
Opinion – Judy Harris: Clap, clap, rock, paper, scissors; sobering experience in children’s game
“Learn to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” Leonardo da Vinci Our 1999 fellowship paired Jordan and Israel….
Joe Heller: Cartoonist’s view of news — Trump, price gouging, student loads, summer forecast
Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid…
Opinion – John Schickel: Let us all join in celebrating the past, present and bright future of Boone County
I have a unique perspective as we celebrate Boone County’s 225th anniversary. As the county’s longest-serving official, I am especially…
Opinion — Bill Straub: No vaccinations? When vaccines annually prevent six million deaths?
Ever hear of Typhoid Mary? How about Typhoid Tommy? Rep. Thomas Massie, R-SomewhereorotherLewisCounty, started a kerfuffle, as his attention-seeking-self often…